Lady&#39;s hand bag



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LADY S HAND BAG Filed March 28, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Tiqfi. 9E 96 54 5 4' 88 INVENTOR HARRY ROTH 34 ATTORNEYS Patented June 20, 1933 PATENT OFFICE HARRY ROTH, OF NEW YORK, N". Y.

LADYS HAND BAG- Application filed March 28, 1933. Serial No. 663,188.

This invention relates to ladies hand bags and more particularly to such a hand bag provided with a carrier or tray reciprocably mounted therein so as to be movable into or out of the bag without opening the hand bag frame.

A ladys hand bag normally carries siderable variety of articles, including a mirror, vanity or compact, and cigarettes, as well as a .purse, handkerchiefs, and the like. This results in confusion and loss of time in extracting a particular article, such as the cigarettes or compact, as well as disarray and even damage to the various articles in the hand bag in the course of frequently repeated searches of this kind. Furthermore, frequent opening of the bag is disadvantageous because of the danger of losing some of the contents thereof. In general, the object of the present invention resides in the provision of a ladys hand bag having a tray,'carrying cigarettes, for example, or more broadly, a carrier which carrier is reciprocably mounted in the frame of the hand bag, being slidable through an outer edge thereof, so that it is movable into or out of the bag Without opening the bag frame. With this construc tion the carrier and its contents are definitely separated from the remaining contents of the bag and are instantly accessible without search or even opening of the hand bag.

The carrier or tray is preferably made slidable in a box or receptacle the outer edge of which is open and secured to the hand bag frame. Appropriate resilient means is provided within the box for normally tending to eject the tray, and a manually controllable detent may be employed to normally keep the tray in closed position that is, housed within the hand bag.

The box or other guide means for receiving the tray is preferably rigid and, if immovably fixed to the hand bag frame, may tend to obstruct the main carrying compart- 5 ment of the hand bag when the hand bag frame is opened. In other words, when an ordinary hand bag frame is opened, the compartment is made fully accessible in the mid dle region of the hand bag because of the flexibility of the covering material secured EL COD-,-

to the frame, and this normal condition is interfered with by a rigid box or receptacle secured to the middle portion of the frame. Accordingly, it is a primary object of my invention to overcome this difficulty and to make the regular hand bag compartment fully openable and fully accessible despite the pres ence of the aforesaid tray receiving box; and, with this object in view, I mount the box pivotally at the upper edge of the hand bag frame, instead of attaching the same rigidly thereto. When the bag is opened, the box may then swing outwardly with the flexible material of the hand bag, thereby fully exposing the contents of the bag.

Further objects of my invention center about the details of the hand bag construction, making for economy of manufacture, attractiveness in appearance, and entire concealment of the mechanism for protectively housing and controlling the operation of the tray.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the hand bag and slidable tray elements and their relation one to the other, as hereinafter are more particularly described in the specification and sought to be defined in the claims. The specification is accompanied by drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a hand bag embodying a cigarette tray, showing the cigarette tray in elevated position;

Fig. 2 is a section taken in the plane of the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section taken in the plane of the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the hand bag; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the frame construction of the hand bag.

Referring to the drawings, my invention is here illustrated by a ladys hand bag, generally designated H, provided with a carrier or tray T slidable into and out of the hand bag H without otherwise opening the hand bag. In the present case the carrier T is a cigarette carrying tray which is automatically elevated from the hand bag to the position shown in Fig. 1 under the control of ieo means, such as the control knob K, which is entirely independent of the latch means L controlling the normal opening and closing of the hand bag itself.

Considering the present construction in greater detail, the hand bag H includes a rigid frame having two inverted U-shaped members 12 and 14 which are channeled at 16 and 18 and pivoted at their lower extremities 20, all in conventional fashion. The hand bag is completed by flexible covering material 22, extending around the outside of the bag and secured to the frame, and flexible lining and backing materials 24, 26, and 28 all carried within the outer covering material 22. The top edges of the frame members 12 and 14 are provided with latch mechanism L including one or more tongues 30 and a slightly oscillatable latch piece 32 for holding the frame members and consequently the entire bag in closed condition. As so far described, the present hand bag differs but little from conventional hand bag constructions. However, the frame member 14 differs markedly from the frame member 12 and from conventional frame members, in being provided with an appropriate box or receptacle 34 pivotally mounted on frame member '14. This construction is probably most clearly shown in Fig. 5, referring to which it will be observed that the generally U-shaped channeled frame member 14 is slotted on its outer wall at 36 and is provided with hinge pintles 38 secured thereto. The box or receptacle 34 is most conveniently pressed out of two mating pieces of sheet metal 40 and 42 each providing a main side or face wall and edge walls or flanges which fit one within the other, the part 40 being provided with end lugs 44, only one of which is visible in Fig. 5, which are bent around the part 42 to hold the same in assembled relation. The part 42 is provided with upwardly extending projections rolled downwardly and outwardly to form hinge members 46 which are received in the slots 36 and through which the hinge pintles 38 are passed. It will thus be apparent that the receptacle 34 is pivotally mounted on the outer wall of the frame member 14 and is therefore capable of swinging outwardly, the beginning of this outward movement being clearly indicated in Fig. 2.

To complete the frame member 14 and to give the same an apparently uniform width or thickness, there is secured thereto end frame pieces 50, best shown in Fig. 5, which are equal in width or thickness to the box 34, thus giving the top edge of the frame a substantially uniform dimension, as is shown in Fig. 4. These end frame pieces 50 are preferably further provided with end walls 52 bent downwardly therefrom, and in such case the end walls are preferably cut away or tapered downwardly toward the hinge 20 of the frame, for this greatly improves the appearance of the bag when viewed in end elevation, and facilitates opening and closing of the bag.

The tray T is in the present instance a cigarette t *ay and comprises a rear wall 54, end edge walls 56, a top edge wall 58, and a bottom edge wall 60. The latter is preferably turned upwardly at the front of the tray to form a narrow front wall 62 the upper edge of which is bent to form hinge members 64 pivotally receiving a cigarette retaining piece 66 normally urged against the cigarettes in the tray by an appropriate spring 68. The bottom wall of the tray has struck downwardly therefrom near each end a lug 7 0 perforated to receive one end of springs 72, the other ends of which bear directly against the bottom of the box 34. Springs 72 normally urge the tray upwardly out of box 34. The resulting movement is limited by stop mechanism including a lug 74 struck outwardly or rearwardly at the center of the tray and thus forming an extension from the bottom wall 60, as is most clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and a vertical slot 76 cut through the outer wall of the part 40 of box 34, this slot being most clearly shown in Fig. 5. It will be evident that by appropriately dimensioning the length and location of slot 76, the permitted ejection of the cigarette tray is definitely controlled.

To normally hold the cigarette tray in depressed or closed position, I provide the hand bag with appropriate detent mechanism next described. leaf spring 78 riveted at its lower end 80 to the guide box 34 and carrying at its upper end a detent 82 secured to leaf spring 78. De tent 82 passes through holes 84 in the edge walls of box 84, thereby permitting the detent 82 to normally project slightly within the interior of the box, as is clearly shown in Fig. 3. The edge wall 56 of the cigarette tray is provided with an aperture or recess 86 mating with the detent 82. The edge of detent 82 is preferably biased, as shown in Fig. 3, to facilitate closing movement of the tray. To release the detent, the upper end of leaf spring 78 is provided with an outwardly bent ear 88 to which there is connected a pull wire 90 (passing through a hole 91 in the frame, best shown in Fig. 5) the outer end of which is secured to any appropriate control means, such as the knob K. It will be evident that by pulling the knob K outwardly slightly or, if the knob is pivotally connected to wire 90, by pushing the knob sidewardly, the wire 90 will be tensioned, thereby pulling detent 82 out ofthe recess 86 and thus permitting the cigarette tray to be elevated from the receptacle 34 to the extent permitted by the stop mechanism 74, 76. The cigarettes are thus made available, as shownin Fig. 1.

To enhance the appearance of the bag, the top edge 54 of the cigarette tray is preferably This mechanism includes a '3 surmounted by a decorative top piece 92 which is larger in area than the area of the top edge of the tray, thereby covering and concealing the opening in the hand bag when the tray is closed, the resulting appearance being clearly evident from an inspection of Fig. i. To carry out this efiect, the latch mechanism L may likewise be made relatively elongated in appearance, but this, of course, is in no way essential to the practice of the invention.

The detent for releasing the tray may be varied widely in appearance, but if a knob such as the knob K is used, it may be desirable to provide the opposite end of the bag with a dummy knob K, thus maintaining symmetry of appearance.

Vhile the details of the hand bag construction are not essential to'the present invention, it may be briefly pointed out, with particular reference to Fig. 2, that the continuous piece of covering material 22 is secured at its upper edges to strips of binding material 94: and 96,

he strip 94 being centrally provided with a flap or tab 98, if desired. The binding strip 9% passes over the frame 12 and is finally secured within channel 16, the lining material 24 likewise being secured within channel 16.

The binding strip 96 passes around a stiffening reinforce 100, and at the central portion thereof is cemented to the outer wall of the box 34. At the end portions thereof, that is, at either side of box 34, the binding strip 96 is passed around the top edge of the frame (see Fig. 3) and is then folded downwardly around the frame and finally upwardly into channel 18 where it is secured together with the lining materials 26. It should be understood that the section of Fig. 2 is taken in the central portion of the bag within the customary bag gussets, and that a section taken near one end of the bag would show additional laminations of both covering and lining material to comprise the gussets permitting full expansion and opening f the It is believed that the mode of constructing and using my improved hand bag, as well as the many advantages thereof, will be appar ent from the foregoing detailed description. It will further be evident that, while the slidable member has been disclosed as a cigarette tray, it may also be employed as .a carrier for other and varied purposes, for example, a

' compact carrying say, a small mirror and vanity accessories. The box 34, while here shown as a complete box or receptacle, may obviously be skeletonized so as to comprise only necessary guide means for guiding the carrier or tray, thereby saving metal and reducing the weight of the bag. These and other alterations may be made, and it will therefore be apparent that while I have shown and described my invention in preferred form, many changes and modifications may be made in the structure disclosed, without departing from the spirit of the invention, defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A ladys hand bag comprising an openable frame including inverted U-shaped members hinged at their lower ends, flexible covering material secured to the frame, a guide box open at the top and suspended within the covering material from one of the frame members by pivotal mounting means, and a carrier slidable in the box, the box being so mounted on the frame member that its open top is exposed at the top of the bag when the bag is closed, whereby the carrier is movable through the open top of the box into and out of the bag without opening the bag, said pivotal mounting causing the box to oscillate outwardly with the flexible covering material when the bag is opened.

2. A ladys handbag comprising an openable frame, flexible covering material secured to the frame, a guide box open at its top and suspended within the covering material from one of the frame members by pivotal mounting means, a carrier slidable in the box, the box being so mounted on the frame member that its open top is exposed at the top of the bag when the bag is closed, whereby the carrier is movable through the open top of the box into and out of the bag without opening the bag, resilient means urging the carrier out of the box, stop means limiting the resulting outward movement of the carrier, and manually controllable detent means for holding the carrier within the box, said pivotal mounting causing the box to oscillate outwardly with the flexible covering material when the bag is opened.

3. A ladys hand bag comprising an openable frame including inverted U-shaped members hinged at their lower ends, a guide box open at the top and suspended by pivotal mounting means from the outer face of one of the frame members, end frame pieces secured to the outer face of the said part of the frame at either side of the box, said end frame pieces having a width approximately equal to the thickness of the box and serving to give the said frame part an apparent uniform thickness,.flexible covering and lining materials secured to the frame and concealing the box and frame pieces, and a carrier slidable in the box and thereby movable through the open top of the box into and out of the bag without opening the bag, said pivotal mounting causing the box and carrier to oscillate outwardly with the flexible covering material when the bag is opened.

4. A ladys hand bag comprising an open able frame including inverted U-shaped members hinged at their lower ends, a guide box open at its top and pivotally mounted on the outer wall of one of the. frame members, end frame pieces attached to the ends of the frame and having a width approximately equal to the thickness of the box and serving to give the frame an apparent uniform thickness, flexible covering material secured to the frame and covering the box and frame pieces, a carrier slidable in the box and thereby movable into and out of the bag without opening the bag, resilient means urging the carrier upwardly out of the box, stop means limiting the resulting upward movement of the carrier, and manually controllable detent means for holding the carrier Within the box.

5. A ladys hand bag comprising an openable frame including inverted Ushaped members hinged at their lower ends, flexible covering marginal and lining material secured to the frame, a guide box open at its top and pivotally mounted on the outer side of one of the frame members, said box lying between the covering material and the lining material at one side of the bag, end frame pieces attached to the ends of the frame within the covering material and having a width approximately equal to the thickness of the box and serving to finish off the ends of the frame with an apparent uniform thickness, a carrier slidable into and out of the box and consequently into and out of the bag without opening the bag, resilient means urging the carrier upwardly out of the box, stop means limiting the resulting outward movement of the carrier, and manually controllable detent means for normally holding the carrier Within the box.

6. A ladys hand bag comprising an opena-ble frame including inverted U-shaped members hinged at their lower ends, flexible covering and lining materials secured to the frame, a box open at its top and pivotally mounted on the outer wall of one of the frame members between the covering and lining materials, end frame pieces attached to the ends of the frame within the covering material and having a Width approximately equal to the thickness of the box and serving to give the frame an apparent uniform thickness, a cigarette tray slidable in the box and thereby movable into and out of the bag Without opening the bag, said tray having an open front face, a cigarette retaining piece pivotally mounted thereon, resilient meansurging said piece against the cigarettes to hold the same in position, and a decorative top piece larger in area than the edge of the tray for concealing the opening in the bag when the tray is closed, resilient means urging the tray upwardly out of the box, stop means limiting the upward movement of the tray, and manually controllable detent means for holding the tray within the box.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 24th day of March A. D. 1933.

HARRY ROTH. 

